Essentials of Organisational Behaviour, 3rd edition

By Laurie J. Mullins & Gill Christy
August 2011
Pearson Education
Distributed by Trans-Atlantic Publications Inc.
ISBN: 9780273758150
500 Pages, Illustrated
$110.00 Paper Original


This concise introduction to Organisational Behaviour has been developed specifically for short courses and/or non-specialist business students. It focuses on the core topics of the discipline in a detailed and engaging way, providing a readable introduction to the key theory and offering real-life examples to show its application in practice.

Written for students on undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, this text is particularly suitable for students of non-business disciplines (e.g. engineering, IT, social sciences and others) who are taking an introductory module in business.

CONTENTS IN BRIEF

PART 1 THE ORGANISATIONAL SETTING

Chapter 1 Nature of Organisational Behaviour
Chapter 2 Approaches to Organisation and Management

PART 2 THE INDIVIDUAL

Chapter 3 Individual Differences and Diversity
Chapter 4 Perception and Communication
Chapter 5 Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction

PART 3 GROUPS, TEAMS AND LEADERSHIP

Chapter 6 Work Groups and Teams
Chapter 7 Nature of Leadership
Chapter 8 Nature of Management

PART 4 THE ORGANISATION

Chapter 9 Strategy and Structure
Chapter 10 Control and Power
Chapter 11 Corporate Responsibility and Ethics
Chapter 12 Culture and Change

Glossary
Index



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